Brian Noble believes tonight's opponents Hull possess sufficient quality to threaten his side's hopes of an eighth successive Super League victory.

Shaun McRae's fifth-placed side travel to Odsal aiming to cement their play-off position with a squad supposedly crippled by injuries - so much so that the Hull coach has banned the media from asking questions about it.

However, the Bulls boss declared: "I don't buy into that. If you look at the side they put out against St Helens last week, then it's a pretty impressive 17.

"I watched them against Saints and thought they played well. If they had executed a bit better, then I think they could have won.

"I'm not buying into how far busted they are because every Super League team has to cope with injuries and they've coped okay. I think Leeds are about the only team who have stayed quite healthy but that's rugby league.

"We don't focus on injuries and I'm sure that's the same for Hull because they've put the media ban on their injury situation."

Noble is acutely aware of the threat posed by a Hull side who have taken just three points from their last six matches.

He said: "It will be tough and they will be desperate to bounce back and get the two points tonight. It's getting to the stage where Hull have got to stand up and be counted, so we have spoken about that and know it's going to be a really tough game."

The Bulls boss believes there remains an abundance of talent available to McRae, despite the current injury list.

"Richard Horne is particularly dangerous from the back and Paul Cooke and Chris Chester will embarrass you if you leave them alone," he said.

"Captain Richie Barnett is a world-class player and if you go right through their team, they have got players of proven class. Their winger Colin Best is outstanding, Colin Greenhill is playing as well as any front-rower and Dean Treister is playing for a contract, so he's playing out of his skin at the moment.

"Paul King, Adam Maher, Garreth Carvell and Sean Ryan are all good competitors, so they are not in quite as much difficulty as people suggest."

Noble is keeping his side focused on maintaining their winning momentum and avoiding any slip-ups, as happened following the victory against Leeds in May, when the Bulls went on to lose their next three home games.

"It's getting to the time of the year when we can see the finishing line and I'd be disappointed if we weren't focused. We've got to get 17 out there tonight who believe they can win and that's our focus."

"I haven't thought of where we are in the table. I still feel that with six games to go, there will be plenty of twists and turns to come. It happened last year and I have no reason to suspect it will be any different this year," added Noble.